The halifax explosion invents plot lines out of whole cloth according to the film, german spies were responsible. Ss montblanc, a french cargo ship laden with high explosives, collided with the norwegian vessel ss imo in the narrows, a strait connecting the upper halifax harbour to bedford basin. It remains canadas worst manmade disaster and is the subject of several books including shattered city by janet f. In a world at war, one city became a symbol of courage, hope, an survival.
A collision between two ships in halifax harbour in 1917 set off an explosion unrivalled until the atomic bomb. The halifax explosion and the road to recovery by janet f. The series was expensive by canadian television standards with a budget of. The halifax explosion explores the incredible true story of. Kitz on the morning of december 6, 1917, a norwegianowned ship called imo loaded with relief items for the people of wartorn belgium was.
It presents a fictionalized version of the halifax explosion, a 1917 catastrophe that destroyed much of the city of halifax. The halifax explosion 2003 clare stone in shattered city. Nova scotia capital commemorates catastrophic halifax. With clare stone, max morrow, paul doucet, lynne griffin. The halifax explosion and the road to recovery is a 1989 canadian nonfiction book by janet kitz describing the experience of the halifax explosion with an emphasis on the experience of ordinary people and families who became victims or survivors of the 1917 munitions explosion in halifax, nova scotia. Watch the halifax explosion recreated 100 years later in 360degree animation.
The halifax explosion was a disaster that occurred in halifax, nova scotia, canada, on the morning of 6 december 1917. The halifax explosion was a turning point in canadian history. Disasters of the century season 3 episode 9 halifax explosion ian michael coulson duration. Shattered city the halifax explosion download 1080p free torrent. The cbcs shattered city uses fiction to tell the story of the halifax explosion. Hospital ships brought the wounded to the city, and a new military hospital was.
Some of the actors put in good performances, although many are stiff. The halifax explosion has frequently been the subject of works of popular culture the canonical novel barometer rising 1941 by the canadian writer hugh maclennan is set in halifax at the time of the explosion and includes a carefully researched description of its impact on the city. One critic at the globe and mail described it as execrably written and acted while another strained to find positive elements. Popular accounts of the halifax explosion of 1917 have placed it in a resolutely. Kitz 4 times halifax explosion by graham metson 3 times too many to mourn by james mahar 3 times burden of desire harvest book by robert macneil 3 times miracles and mysteries. Five years after the people of halifax buried so many of titanics victims, another ship caused a catastrophe in their own town. A fire on board the french ship ignited her cargo, causing a massive explosion that.
The halifax explosion is a twopart miniseries produced in. The film uses a fictionalized aspect to tell this famous canadian tragedy, and in doing so, its. Amazon renews modern love for season 2, signs overall deal with showrunner john carney 24 october 2019. Boston, winnipeg, and elsewhere in north america converged on the city.
A fire on board the french ship ignited her cargo, causing a cataclysmic explosion that devastated the. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. It presents a fictionalized version of the halifax explosion, a 1917 catastrophe that destroyed much of the canadian city of halifax. Featuring graham greene dances with wolves and pete postlethwaite in the name of the father, shattered city.
She says a comic book seems like an insensitive way to tell such a tragic tale. I really wanted to know the details of what led to the explosion and had my answer after the first 30 pages. The film stars vincent walsh, tamara hope, clare stone, zachary bennett, shauna macdonald and ted dykstra. This will not play on most dvd players sold in the u. Train dispatcher vince coleman sacrifices his own life to save a train from the halifax explosion. In the 1917 halifax explosion, an inordinate number of penetrating eye. The halifax explosion and the road to recovery 1990. Shattered city, an epic threehour production, dramatizes a compelling piece of canadian history.
A moving exhibit on the explosion, halifax wrecked, can be seen at the maritime museum of the atlantic, lower water street. With jeremy akerman, gil anderson, hillary ashley, bradley bailey. Rewriting the history of the halifax explosion cbc. Cbc news interactives has recreated the city of halifax as it existed in 1917 to show how the halifax explosion unfolded and its effects on the people who lived there. If you havent heard of the halifax explosion, it was a disaster that occurred on december 6, 1917, in the harbour of halifax, nova scotia, canada. The book broke new ground, making extensive use of oral history interviews. For more information about the halifax explosion, visit.
An entire neighbourhood was destroyed, thousands killed and injured, thousands more left homeless. Library and archives canada canadian feature film database lac. Figure 1 photograph of the explosion cloud taken on 6 december 1917, km. Nova scotia capital commemorates catastrophic halifax explosion 100 years ago. The book covers the means to the end the explosion in the first 30 pages or so, and the rest of the book is about recovery and how it was dealt with and stories of individual survivers. The halifax explosion explores the incredible true story of halifax, nova scotia, a city devastated by a massive explosion and its aftermath a historic tragedy that became a living metaphor for a worldwide conflict. An introduction to the halifax explosion from one moment. Historians such as janet kitz, author of shattered city. Shattered city the halifax explosion is a twopart miniseries produced in. Shattered city tells the story of how this tragic incident became a metaphor for the war and how the people of halifax triumphed over this disaster.
The film stars vincent walsh, tamara hope, clare stone, zachary bennett, shauna macdonald and ted. A one mile radius around the harbor is basically flattened. Jul 14, 2015 the halifax explosion occured in halifax, nova scotia, on the morning of dec. It is the story of how a tragic incident at the height of the first world war became a living metaphor for the worldwide conflict, and how halifax arose from the ashes after severe destruction and devastation. A century has passed since halifax was shattered by the worst disaster in canadian history. It was directed by bruce pittman and written by keith ross leckie. Army and navy personnel worked shouldertoshoulder with.
A true story about the tragic explosion at halifax harbour, canada in the early. The halifax explosion you are looking for serious, emotional and realistic movies or tv shows about with survival, heroic mission, daring rescue, adventure, military, family relations and parents and children themes of drama and history genre shot in canada. Renactment of the halifax explosion for a school project. Following in maclennans footsteps, journalist robert macneil penned burden of desire 1992 and used the. For more about the halifax explosion, check out these links. A true story about the tragic explosion at halifax harbour, canada in the early hours of december 6, 1917. Oct 26 2003, 2 episode 2, 1 episode 1season 1 oct 26 2003, 1 episode 1. In part 2, recovery begins and so does the finger pointing. Shattered city is well worth watching and far superior to most of the disaster fare available on amazon prime video. Shattered city is a dramatized made for tv drama about the halifax explosion that occurred in 1917.
Most of the eye injuries were caused by shards of shattered glass. The halifax explosion was a disaster that occurred in halifax, nova scotia, canada, on the. The halifax explosion is an incredibly dreary, wetfizzle of a canadian cable tv disaster flick that purports to tell the true story of the reallife munitions explosion in 1917 that wiped out much of halifax, nova scotia. The halifax explosion season 1 episode 2 find episode on. A true story about the tragic explosion at halifax harbour, canada, in the early hours of december 6, 1917. W5s todd battis shares stories of survival and reveals new scientific insights from the halifax.
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